Random, Seldom Heard, Pretty Great Songs.

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Dave03

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Seeing the song list in IKE's thread took me way back. I thought I'd post a few songs that are really good, but you just never hear anymore. Feel free to add your own long lost favorites.



 

A response to the Chicago '68 political convention which turned ugly on anti-war protesters.


Written by Chicago trombone player James Pankow and keyboard player Robert Lamm, this song is about the 1968 Democratic National Convention in the group's hometown of Chicago, where police beat antiwar demonstrators outside the venue in what was later deemed a "police riot." The violence at the convention was big news, energizing the protest movement. CBS reporter Mike Wallace was famously caught in the fray, getting punched in the face inside the convention hall.
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